"CARRYING ON WHERE I LEFT OFF SO VERY LONG AGO" EDITION
My own personal megalomania, or idee fixe, is WORDS. I have always loved them, obsessed over them, collected them, and have been an annoyance to others regarding them. I am a sumpsimus and most others, I fear, would consider me pedantic (about more than this unfortunately). Words excite me. I love just looking at them, reading them, finding new ones, using the ones I know, and yes correcting others usage of them. I even prefer them in my art and love being surrounded by them. However, I am sure I am not alone. I can happily say that I know at least one other with a similar engrossment. I have not, so far, been too keen on sharing or studying etymology as I am much more interested in actual usage than history or origins. Perhaps this will change in time and as I evolve.
So back to sharing some interesting words that I find piquant.
LOGOPHILE
noun
greek for lover of words (logophilia, philologue, philologer)
PHILONOIST
noun
a lover of learning; a lover of intelligence or knowledge; someone who is seeking knowledge
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